Mountain Geography

Which of these is NOT a feature of a mountain?

• tree line - the highest point forest are found

• summit - the very top

• ridge - a long, narrow section of land

• tectonic plates - pieces of the Earth's crust

Which of these is NOT a mountain range?

• Andes - South America

• Himalayas - Asia

• Snowdon - Wales

• Alps - Europe

Which of these descriptions best describes 'Volcanic Mountains'?

• cracks in the Earth's surface open up, some chunks of rock are pushed up, some are pushed down

• made up of layers of ash and cooled lava

• tectonic plates collide and rock is pushed up

Which is the tallest mountain in the world?

• Mount Everest

• Snowdon

• Ben Nevis

• Mount Fuji

What are grid references on a map?

• Symbols for different buildings such as shops, churches

• You use numbers and letters to describe the location of a square on a map

• It shows how steep a mountain is

• It shows the different continents

What are you more likely to find if you live near a tectonic plate boundary?

• mountains and volcanoes

• lots of greenery

• hot weather all year round

What are tectonic plates?

• deep valleys or gorges next to high cliffs

• pieces of the Earth's crust connected together

• metal statues found in Asia

• rivers that run off mountains

Mountains can be found in the ocean.

• True

• False